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Watch the Waves! The Best Location!

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A room with a dining table, chairs, a plant, and a view of the sea and a residential area.
A room with a view of the sea, a wooden chair, a table, a television, and a plant.
A coastal view with a sandy beach, a clear blue sky, and a rocky shoreline.
A living room with a blue sofa, a coffee table, a TV, and a large window with curtains.
A bedroom with a bed, a dresser, a large window with a view of the ocean, and a mirror on the wall.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Made for relaxation
    Top-rated for comfort — guests feel right at home here.
  • Balcony
    A rare find - enjoy views from the balcony.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to San Clemente Pier

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Dog-friendly
  • Toys
  • Barbecue
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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San Clemente, CA
  • Place, Casa Romantica
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, San Clemente Pier Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, San Clemente Pier
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Orange County, CA (SNA-John Wayne)
    ‪39 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom with a view!

1 Queen Bed

Twin beds x 2

2 Single Beds

1 bathroom, 1 half bathroom

Jack and Jill with pocket door

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Pocket bathroom with toilet and sink

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area

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About the area

San Clemente

Located in San Clemente, this holiday home is near the beach. Mission San Juan Capistrano and Casa Romantica are local landmarks, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Avenida del Mar and San Clemente Farmers Market. Ready for a night out? Consider Knuckleheads Sports Bar & Grill and La Ventura Event Center.
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Map
San Clemente, CA

What's nearby

  • Casa Romantica - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Avenida del Mar - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • San Clemente Pier Beach - 5 min walk - 0.3 km
  • San Clemente Pier - 8 min walk - 0.8 km
  • San Clemente City Beach - 17 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • San Clemente Pier Station - 9 min walk
  • Orange County, CA (SNA-John Wayne) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Petrol Club - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪The Fisherman's Restaurant and Bar - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Gibroni's Pizza San Clemente - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Sur Coffee - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Happy Coffee Club - ‬13 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is Watch the Waves! The Best Location! pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Watch the Waves! The Best Location!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Watch the Waves! The Best Location!?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Watch the Waves! The Best Location!?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Watch the Waves! The Best Location! located?

Situated by the ocean, this holiday home is within a 10-minute walk of Casa Romantica and San Clemente Pier. San Clemente Pier Beach and Avenida del Mar are also within 5 minutes. San Clemente Pier Station is 9 minutes by foot.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 53 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 53 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 53 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 53 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 53 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
It was hot when we stayed and its living room is probably not the ideal house if its above 80 degrees. But its an absolutely perfect location and everything is within walking distance! The views from the deck and living room are amazing. We loved it!!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely condo with fantastic view. Quiet area, walkable shops and lovely park and beach very close. I loved my stay here. Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The view from the property was amazing!! It was so nice to be able to be so close to the beach. The only thing was that it was extremely hot and the small, one vent AC that was in the kitchen did not cool the house off. I had to sleep on the couch in the front room in order to have it semi cool. The bedrooms were scorching hot. We used all the fans that were available and we were still sweating while in the house. I think it was just a fluke that it was so hot mid October. Everything else was great!!!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We thoroughly loved our stay in San Clemente
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Fit our needs great
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Place was beautiful and comfortable. Amazing location. Helpful host. Quite responsive.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 20 May 2026
Thank you so much!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location!!!

Love to walk to beach and town!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 3 April 2020
Thanks Paul and Kathi. I see you discovered how great our location is! Yes you can easily walk to town in 4 minutes, the beautiful community park in 1 minute and the pier in 8 minutes. It's great not to have to take the car out and find parking. See you next year!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
View and proximity to beach is fantastic. A bit dated and not all appliances worked.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 3 March 2026
I'm wondering which appliances did not work? I'm glad you think it is fantastic, it's the beach!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

San Clemente

Beautiful views, comfortable rental, great location
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

a view to remember

wonderful apartment with 2 minute walk to beach. look forward to return visit. Very comfortable with very attentive owner. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 29 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The GOAT (greatest of all time)

This was by far the best Vrbo I've ever stayed in. The view was amazing, the unit was so cozy and quaint. It really felt like home. And Victoria, the owner, was absolutely wonderful. If you're planning a beach vaca you have to stay here.
Stayed 28 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

Casa Azul was a wonderful place that was made better by the kindness and generosity of the owner Victoria. We would highly recommend this rental property. The location was excellent and the unit was comfortable for our family of four. Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Tippy 2023

This was the best stay I've had on vacation the location is to die for near any and everything you need will definitely stay again ❤️
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 12 October 2023
Thank you Tiffany, I'm so glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Isn't it wonderful to walk to the shops, restaurants, and the beach and pier! So much better than having to drive around town.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Views Galore!

Cute and cozy apartment! Wonderful view of the ocean. Walking distance to beach, shops and restaurants!! We had a fantastic time. I’ll be back!!!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!

We had a wonderful experience at this upstairs apartment with our two kids. The view was amazing. We loved going to the park and beach every day. The beds were comfortable. Victoria was so friendly and helpful. We can’t wait to come back.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My best friend and I spent nearly a week in this eclectic, late 1960s era apartment with a magnificent view and great, walkable, location. It's a bit quirky, in a way that made us feel like we were privileged to stay in a friend's family beach getaway. It wasn't a 5-star glamorous resort, but it was tidy, comfortable, and led to massive amounts of girl talk, unleashed creative genius, and memorable watercolor miniatures.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Beach Getaway

We enjoyed our stay at Casa Azul because of the beautiful view of the ocean, the surrounding area and the quiet neighborhood. We had a close walk down hill to the beach and to the pier. The owner, Victoria gave us clear check-in and out instructions and made herself available. She was very generous with our 8lb Shi Tzu who also loved the downstairs patio to play on. All in all it was a wonderful place to stay and we will definately be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

San Clemente vacay

Casa Azul was such a great place for our CA getaway. It is a short walk down to the beach/trail and quick walk to town. We loved it! So comfortable with great views toward the ocean and park. Photos show exactly what you will get when you walk in the door... very homey. Victoria was wonderful to work with. Very friendly and knowledgeable about the area. (Just an fyi for families with small children: this unit is upstairs. It may be inconvenient for transporting toys, etc.)We would love to go back!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place

Excellent stay, property exactly as described. Perfect walking location to the pier and downtown with excellent view. Loved watching the sunsets from the living room. Playground right across the street for kids. Well appointed with everything we needed. Its an older property but a great price for the area. Has a small ac/heater in living room so bedrooms could get a little cold or warm so plan accordingly. Hope to stay again!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

Nice place

We enjoyed our stay, the property is dated and the kitchen supplies need a refresh. The location and proximity to the beach and town are awesome. It all went south when we got home and received a rude message from the property owner. At the time of booking I accidentally listed only two people would be staying in the property, this was an accident the trip was always a family vacation. We had no intention of being untruthful. In addition after receiving the message went back into VBRO to see if addition guest ls changed the price - we have paid her the difference if it did, it was an accident. The owner also didn’t like how we left the towels, there were no instructions so I left them in a pile. The whole exchange was disappointing as we would have stayed there again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 24 August 2023
Dear Kelly, I'm glad you enjoyed your stay at the casa. You booked in January and had texted me 16 times before you arrived July 8th, mostly about Tommy Bahama beach chairs but never about two grown teenagers. You have been on VRBO for several years and yet you forgot to add two more family members who would be coming on your trip. This is what confused me about the seven wet towels on the floor, how could two adults leave seven towels on the floor? I then found out from the guests downstairs who have been coming to the casa to stay a week every summer for 21yrs, (it's not a typo) that there had been two teenagers upstairs with you. That explains why there were seven towels on the floor! I really don't care if there are towels on the floor after guests leave.... I do care if guests sign "Kelly and Joe" but don't mention their teenagers....
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
What a wonderful and relaxing stay we had! So close to the beach, just a short walk down the street and past a park with picnic benches and a playground. Our kids played in the ocean every day and even though they are teenagers I'm glad there were two lifeguards on duty. This property is close to the pier, with food, ice cream and a souvenir type shop. At the pier, you can jump on the red line that will take you to the nearby outlet mall for free! There was also a green line but I'm not sure where that one goes. If you like deep dish pizza, definitely try Gilbroni's Detroit style pizza place. It was the best pizza I have ever had. The property was very clean and well stocked. The beds were comfortable too. I would say they ranged from medium to firm so we all found a bed that was comfortable to each of us. My favorite part was going to bed to the sound of the waves coming into shore. We will definitely try to stay here again. This was our favorite CA beach rental so far and the host is awesome! She was helpful and always responded to our questions
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome beach getaway in a fantastic location!

My husband, teenage children and I stayed at this property over the Christmas holiday, and we absolutely loved our time there! Victoria, the property owner, was wonderful to work with during our entire stay and even proactively communicated with us a week prior to our trip (as a winter storm was approaching that threatened to delay our travel). We were thrilled to arrive at this wonderful property. We loved the town of San Clemente with all of its delightful shops and great restaurants, which were easily accessed with a short walk from the property. We stayed in the upper level of the duplex and the ocean views from the large windows and deck were amazing! There is a path behind the property that connects to a short walk down the hill to the beach that we walked multiple times during our stay. The cute downtown main street, pier and beach are all just a short walk from this property! We loved walking along the beach path as well. My husband and son were thrilled to be able to surf at this break and at other good surf breaks close by. The unit was clean, so comfortable and just as pictured on the listing. We took day trips to the surrounding beach towns and loved how much there was to do so close to this area. This was truly one of our favorite family vacations and we would be thrilled to return another time!
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Check-in, communication
The condo has a beautiful view and it's a great location. Master bed was comfortable, and we appreciated the beach towels and chairs. There was no paper with information in the condo and we never found a remote for the living room AC (during a heatwave, no response from Host). The master was tolerable at night with multiple fans going, but the living room was tough. There is no way to lock the front door separately from the keyless entry. Check-in: Upon booking, I disclosed we'd likely arrive after midnight and asked how that would work with entry. Weeks later after final deposits, the Host responded with a lot of pushback and would not give any info about late checkin. After multiple panicked calls to Vrbo the day of, not knowing how we would get into the property, we finally got entry info as our plane was landing. ***NO WIFI***: When we got the entry info, we were told there was no wifi. Host did not respond to follow up questions. We figured out there is a wifi network (TV was connected to it) but we had no password. We had to buy cords and converters to connect laptops direct to the modem. I had one bar of cell service (beware if you are AT&T) and could only get calls out when in a corner of the master bedroom.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
TV in master! Lol....everything was wonderful really Thank you
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very comfy, clean Property. Beautiful beach view! There was an issue that we advised the owner about and they arrived to fix it very quickly. They even compensated us for the hassle. Very nice and accommodating owner. Loved it!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2026
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